Brentwood College School - Brentonian Yearbook (Mill Bay, British Columbia Canada)

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Brentwood College Magazine seat so that by the time both crews were again on their proper course, the lead gained by Brentwood at the start had been lost. The race really started 100 yards up the course, and Smith, pulling his crew together, struck a steady rate of about 30 to the minute ; in this way Brentwood gained a clear length and the University lost ground by again coming over into our water. The Brentwood crew held this lead in spite of repeated spurts by their opponents and, quickening slightly for the finish, increased it to lengths. It was evident our victory was due to better physical condition, a slower and longer stroke and greater attention to details during training, which had resulted in a more finished style. At the end of this term the Form races will be held for the Challenge Shield presented by the Headmaster. Each form has entered a crew and handicaps have been arranged according to the average weights of the several crews. Rowing Colours 1924— A damson, J. (Stroke); Reade, J. (No. 3); Smith, F. (No. 2); Macaulay, J. (Bow). 1925— Smith, F. (Stroke); Simpson, E. (No. 3); Coleman, F. (No. 2); Macaulay, J. (Bow). Winners of CoxwaineEss Fours Inter-Form Race, 1924 Form IV— Smith, J. (Stroke); Wilson, E. (No. 3); Coleman, F. (No. 2); Simpson, E. (Bow). FINISH OF BOAT RACE Page Twenty

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Brentwood College Magazine Boxing During the winter months boxing instruction was given to some twenty-two boys by Lieut. G. A. Fielman, R.N. (Retired). Ability and energy were not found wanting and really good bouts were provided. The following classes were formed : — Seniors — Curtis, Boultbee, Hall, Ker, Clist, Green, Morrow i, Beairsto i, McTavish, Matthews, Anderson, Doherty, Dighton, Pease i. Juniors — Williams, Jones, Ives, Yorath, Rudolph, Beairsto ii, Roberts, Silbernagel. Rowing WHILE some use of the boats was made during the Fall Term, the serious work of training the College crew did not commence until February. Macaulay and Smith of last year ' s crew were assigned to bow and stroke seats respectively, and the crew completed by Coleman F. at No. 2 and Simpson at 3. With the exception of Macaulay, this was the crew who, carrying the colours of Form IV, rowed such a splendid race last summer in the College four-oar competition. Owing to illness, Wilson, E., the other representative of Form IV, was unable to compete for his rowing colours. The crew trained faithfully and stuck to their work well, paying attention to the instructions of the coach, Mr. Cocks, who again was greatly handicapped by the lack of a coaching boat and appeared sometimes on one side of the island and sometimes on the other, sometimes in a canoe and occasionally in the launch, which, however, was never reliable, in spite of the heroic efforts of Johnson. Smith, at stroke, improved rapidly, increasing his length and keeping splendid time. Macaulay, bow, steered well, but never quite overcame his habit of sacri- ficing length of stroke and a clean feather to his anxiety to keep the boat on a steady course. Coleman proved a hard worker, who gradually improved his style and always pulled his weight. Simpson was inclined to lug at the end of his stroke, but improved in training and is developing into a sound oar. The crew rowed well together, kept the boat steady and were worthy repre- sentatives of the College on April 4th, when they won in a three-quarter mile race from the University of B. C. by y 2 lengths. Mr. N. Yarrow came with his beautiful launch to act as umpire, and many of his friends and a number of the Governors followed the race at his invitation. At the start. Brentwood gained a slight lead, although rowing a slower stroke, but the B. C. boat started to enter our water and soon fouled us. Unfortunately this occurred a second time and when the oars were entangled, Macaulay lost his Page Nineteen

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Brentwood College Magazine Basket Ball DURING the Winter, basketball was played in the gymnasium on wet afternoons when Rugby would have been too aquatic a recreation. As such occurrences were not very frequent, the two teams were not able to put in very much practice at goal-shooting and strengthening their combination. The first team fought hard and well, winning two out of four matches, while the second team were successful in both their games with the University School. Mention should be made here of Creer ' s good play and knowledge of the game as exhibited by his leadership of the 1st team. All the matches took place in the College. The members of the team included Creer, Gist, Hope, Redpath, Henderson, with Haskamp and Scott- Moncrieff as spares. Brentwood College versus: Points for: Points against: March 7. Victoria College 18 45 March 14. University School 19 25 March 28. Saanichton 37 26 April 4. University School 14 9 The 2nd Team March 14. University School 26 14 April 4. University School 17 11 Golf Notes MUCH to our would-be golfers ' disappointment, Rugby has demanded the best part of our prospective golf links. This has sadly disorganized our team, but some of the boys interested in this game were able to practise on the Victoria links on half-holidays. Twice this year our golf team has visited Duncan and twice our opponents have proved too good for us. The Duncan team, having had a good deal of practice on their home course, were, on both occasions, in very good form. The first matches were played on Wednesday, May 13th, but not with very successful results. An excellent lunch at The Black Cat evidently necessitated, an addi- tional handicap for most of the players. Hope A Draw Campbell Lost by 4 and 3 Doherty Lost by 5 and 4 Clist Lost by 5 and 4 The second match had to be postponed on account of the rain. Mr. Gunn in the morning played a friendly match and won one up. The others, Hope, Doherty, Gunn mi, and Head played a few holes in the afternoon, but had to return to the clubhouse on account of the rain. We hope that next year, with more practice, we shall be in a position to give Duncan a better game. Page Twenty-one